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Poster: Alison OK Date: Dec 2, 2019 11:00am
Forum: news Subject: Library Journal: Better World Libraries, Internet Archive Partner, Acquires Better World Books

The Internet Archive (IA) on November 6 announced that its longtime not-for-profit partner, Better World Libraries, had acquired Better World Books, a mission-driven for-profit bookseller that has donated almost $29 million and more than 26.5 million books to global literacy programs during the past two decades. Better World Books’ Library Discards and Donations program, launched in 2004, has also been a major contributor to the company’s efforts to redistribute or recycle an additional 326 million books.

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